Textual Analysis - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 296:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
In Adah's view, the white society in the novel is one in which

A. There is communal feeling
B. Neighbourliness is lacking
C. Neighbours live happily
D. Members are unifriendly

Question 297:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
To raise the reader's anxiety about the story, the author sometimes

A. Stops the main story to narrate other events
B. Creates a lot of funny episodes
C. Puts too many difficulties in Adans way
D. Shows that Francis is weaks

Question 298:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The struggle between the old man and the fish symbolizes

A. The blood thirsty nature of sharks
B. Man's refusal to grow old
C. Man's struggle for survival in a harsh world
D. The uncertainty of life in a cruel world

Question 299:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
'''I wish the boy was here...'''
The old man's cry demonstrates

A. A desperation for productivity
B. Bitterness
C. Humiliation
D. A yearning for human brotherhood

Question 300:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
One of the universal themes of the novel is the

A. Selfishness of man against his own enviroment
B. Relationship between man and nature
C. Great struggle between the old man and the fish
D. Connection of the sea to human greed